Oil-cup.



PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906.

J. HUBER.

OIL CUP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2.1906.

@wmwboz Jcob Mme JACOB HUBER, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

OIL-CUP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed March 2, 1906. Serial No. 303.883-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB HUBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cups; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for securing closures ofreceptacles in place. It is particularly adapted for oil-cups of thenature shown and described herein.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple and efficient meansof holding the bail in place over the cover to secure the latter uponthe receptacle.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of an oil-cupprovided with my improved cover-locking device. Fig. 2 is a side view.Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view down through the bail, spring-pressedlug, and its seat and Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view, on anenlarged scale, taken transversely through the bail at the point wherethe notch is located.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is the receptacle. Thebail 2 is hinged to projecting lugs 3 and is provided withupwardly-slanting wings or ears 1, extending laterally therefrom nearthe middle thereof. The under surface of the bail between said Wings isnotched, as at 5, to receive the rounded end of the spring-pressed lug6, seated in a projecting stud 7 1n the center of the top 8 of thecover. The lug 6 is so mounted on its seat that it may rise sufficientlytherefrom to engage the bail; but it cannot become wholly disconnectedfrom said stud 7. In order to accomplish this purpose, the lug isprovided with grooves 10, into which project pins 11, through the stud7. The pressure of the spring retains the lug in engagement with therecess or notch in the bail, thus effectively holding the cover in lace.Lateral pressure when brought to ear on the edge of the bail dislodgesthe lug from the notch and the bail may be turned down, leaving thecover free to be removed from the receptacle. When it is wished to placethe bail in engagement with the lug again, said bail is pressed over thelug, either To secure the cup in such position, the

threaded section 13 is first screwed into the hub, then the cup isplaced in position with its stud 12 in line with the section 13, and theunion-nut is applied and turned onto the adjacent ends of said stud andthreaded section.

I claim 1. The combination with a receptacle and a cover therefor, of abail pivoted to said receptacle and having a notch in the under surfacethereof and a wing extending at an incline from said bail, said coverhaving a lug adapted to engage said notch.

2. The combination with a receptacle and a cover therefor, of a bailivoted to said receptacle and having a note in the under surface thereofand a wing extending at an incline from said bail, said cover having aspring-pressed lug adapted to engage said notch.

3. The combination with a receptacle and a cover therefor, of a bail'voted to said receptacle and having 'a notch in the under surfacethereof and a pair of wings extending at inclines on opposite sidestherefrom, said cover having a lug adapted to ride up said wings andengage saidnotch for the purpose specified.

4. The combination with a receptacle having a left-hand-threaded stud, aright-hand threaded connection, a union-nut connecting said connectionto said stud, and a cover for said receptacle, of a bail pivoted to saidreceptacle and having a notch in the under surface thereof and a wingextending at an incline from said bail, said cover having a lug adaptedto engage said notch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB HUBER.

Witnesses:

R. B. MOORORY, M. MGDERMOTT.

